Not-a-Farmer...

Born Mike Meyers in 1884, he was one of 7 children in a German farming family. Early in life, he rejected the Arkansas farming world and decided to become a photographer. Meyers even change his name and became "Disfarmer" - not a farmer - set up his studio and began taking photographs. Self-taught, people from from the rural Arkansas area came in to town to be photographed by Mike Disfarmer. The amazing collection of his work reflects the essence of that time past (mainly late 1930's - mid 1940's). The light, the stature and expressions of the people and their quiet willingness to be captured on film just blows me away...